Rachel and I arrived to Guatemala yesterday after celebrating Hanukkah with my family in Florida. Hanukkah dinner for the first night was memorable and one for the ages. It was really special. For the next three weeks Rachel and I will be backpacking around Guatemala.
Of the data I collected from fellow backpackers, Guatemala seemed to be the best country in Central America to backpack. There is history, hiking, surfing, nice people, and it is cheap. Being in Antigua the past two days it is already off to a great start. The town is historical but modern. It is clean and the people are friendly. There are an abundance of cafes and walkable streets.
As I backpack around Guatemala for the next three weeks this might be the last time for a while I will be in backpacker mode. I am ready to start a new section, not just a new chapter, a new section of life. To find a place to live, to grow, and to build. I will take all my learnings and apply them to the fullest of my ability. In the meantime I am really looking forward to the time with Rachel to be a backpacker a little bit longer.
After my 10 month trip there is still a linger off wanting to travel and backpack. I quenched that going to Costa Rica and Panama last month and this will be the cherry on top. To seal that era and to begin a new.
I am looking forward to getting a longer term lease in Costa Rica, El Salvador, or Mexico. I have pretty much narrowed down my options to surf towns in Central America that are walkable and cheap but with fairly modern infrastructure.
I am feeling grateful, grounded, and focused. I am grateful for my strong body, intellectual mind, spiritual connection, friends, family, and life. Any of it can be taken at any second. Happy Hanukkah.
